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Arrested for libel and was defended by Alexander Hamilton who won the case. This set the precedent for free speech in America.
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Delegates from 7 colonies got together to decide how to deal with problems with French and Indians. Also voted yes on Ben Franklin's albany plan that would have united colonies but ended up being stopped by colonies.
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War fought between French and English that started in North American. Also called the French and Indian War in America
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Also known as Pontiac's conspiracy. Led by Indian cheif Pontiac who fought English in Ohio Valley after they defeated French. Deleware prophet helped to rallie Indians because he said that they should return to traditional ways. Peace was made in 1766 when Pontiac recieved a pardon and stopped fighting.
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Tax on goods in American made by Parliment which is the first tax strictly enforced by the English
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Made it so all pieces of paper had to have stamp on it that was bought from the English government
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Law passed by parliment saying that Parliment is in charge of colonies. Made when they repealed stamp act to save face.
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British repealed Stamp act because the boycotts were hurting the English trade and economy.
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British soldiers killed 5 colonists in streets of Boston for harrassing them.
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Destruction of heavily taxed tea in Boston harbor by Sons of Liberty who were dressed as Indians.
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Five acts passed by Parliment meant to make an example of the colonies that wwere seen as bad and were resented by colonist
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Delegates from twleve of the colonies met in Philidelphia to discuss what to do in response to the Interrable Acts
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First Battle of revolution where Americans shot at the British while hiding in the trees.
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Managed war effort and wrote the Declaration of Independance
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British attacked Colonists outside of Boston and took hill but the colonists killed many of the British and had minimal losses
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attempt by some members of Second Continental Congress to reconcile with the king and end the war
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Americans suprised the British and conquered the fort which let them controll movement along Hudson River
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States rights of man including the right to rebel against bad government
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Written by Thomas Paine. Stated why the Americans had the right to break away from England. Made the people want to rebel.
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Written by Thomas Jefferson and stated the reasons why we were rebelling and was sent to England.
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First major battle after DoI where British drove Washington out of New York with a superior force
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Drafted by Thomas Jefferson asking for religous freedom which was eventually adopted by the whole country
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Defeat of British army in New England that was instrumental in bringing the French into the war
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Camp in Pennsylvania where the troops stayed for the winter. Won a big battle just by surviving to continue the fight.
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Ratified by all the states and created a federation. Our first constituion.
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Where Washington finally defeated the British. Surrounded them on land and had French cut off reinforcements with their fleet.
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Ended revolutionary war between United States and England which made the United States a free country.
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Government surveyed and then sold land to promote moving west and raise money
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Washington was sworn in as the first President of the United States.